Ajax are selling Max Wober to Sevilla for 14m.Not sure about him making it with us as he is back up to Blind and there is talk of Vertoghen coming.Has played at LB but poor in that position. Magallan in now cover or both CD position so assume he can use his left foot.

We will now need to get another CD when de Ligt goes as we have Magallan Blind with Jong players Schuurs and Botman ,neither are ready.Thought Wober may play at CD more next season with Blind moving to DM .

14m is fair enough but a good Spanish club want him so 20 m should be asked.

Ps Just remembered Veltman is fit and is a CD but we need a CD who is left footed who can cover .

Veltman has played at the central left side of the defence and has been effective, even though he is right footed. But wouldn't it be so cool, if Jan Vertonghen returned to Ajax in place of Wober? He is versatile. I'd also add that if Neres does leave for China, I would like to see Babel retuning! So two experienced players returning to Ajax, yes I know they are past masters but young players would benefit from them

SPL wrote:Looks like Neres is leaving for 43m ,which is a hugh amount considering he did not play regularly this season.Lainez is coming and it seems by buying Lainez we will sell Neres.

No thanks to Babel.

Have to really give credit to Overmars!! I remember a couple of years ago we were all calling on the club to sack him for not knowing what to do. He's maximizing player value and bringing in some top talents. Neres is a fine player and I always wrote about how unselfish he is when he's faced with a double team; he always passed to an open player rather than lose the ball. Good luck to him on his adventures.

Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

i also think he'll choose betis over ajax. guardado is at betis so i'm sure that will play into it. unless we offer club america more money or pay lainez a bigger salary. still think we should hold onto neres until summer. we'll get 40 million for him from a non-chinese club anyway.

Betis are currently sixth in La Liga. I doubt they will finish in the top four unless Madrid just totally blow up. They might play in the Europa League next season but right now only give points separate them from 15th place in the table. The language issue will be key as Ajax have only two native Spanish speakers on the roster. Of course with Ajax, a Champions League title is still a possibility!!!

Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

As SPL notes, Lainez might have been signed with a little more early effort. However, I don't think the club anticipated a late bid coming in. In retrospect, young players coming from Mexico are always likely to move to a Spanish team because of language issues. It's always been surprising to me how well PSV do in getting such players (though Guardado was already over in Europe and had just a so-so career prior to coming to PSV). We will see how Lainez does in La Liga and whether Ajax lost out on a good player.

Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!

Wober has joined Sevilla on loan until the end of June and then will sign for 10.5.Reason for loan Ajax wanted a bank guarantee but Sevilla could not get one .The money will be paid on 1st July.

Rumours of just about every player bar KJH leaving but today Arsenal want Overmars. We will wait and see. If he did go I expect it wont be until the summer .He is a doing a decent job ,no problem with the money he gets from playersbut some recent buys have been poor .I do think he dithered and lost out on Lainez.

SPL wrote:Rumours of just about every player bar KJH leaving but today Arsenal want Overmars.

This would be a crazy move. I just read a good thread on EPL teams cash flows and Arsenal are not in the best of shape. They already told Emery that only loan players can come into the team; there is no money for transfers right now. If Overmars thinks that Ajax is tough, Aresenal are worse.

I'm not surprised at all by the Wöber saga with Sevilla. Most Spanish teams are cash poor these days except for Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Appie Nouri will forever be remembered for his grace and humanity on and off the pitch!